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Cops seek suspect in attack

Coquitlam RCMP are pleadingfor the public’s help after a womanwas attacked while walking herdog on a g popular Town Centre-areawalking trail.

According to a press releasefrom the Mounties, the 41-year-oldwoman was walking on the HoyCreek Trail Mondayaa , Nov. 22 aroundyy4:30 p.m. when a man attacked herfrom behind. The woman foughtoff her attacker and escaped butsustained injn uries; she was treatedin hospital anl d red leased.

The Hoy Creek Trail runs offGuildford Way between PinetreeWay and Jod hnson Street; it has ac-cess points near Douglas College,the Princess Gate development andWalton elementary school.

“It’s a well-used trad il,” CoquitlamRCMP spokesperson Const.Kristina Biro said. “Given tii he loca-tion and time of the incident, weare hoping that someone saw orheard something and will give usiia call. It’s early in the investigationand any informatff ion, no matterhow insignificant it might seem,could be very valuable.”

The suspect is described as a manof unknown ethnicity in his late 30s,approximatelyll 6’ tall with a mediumyto athletic build; he has brown, curlyll

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More than a hundred people crammed Coquitlam city council chambers — and beyond — to take part in Monday’s pu’’ blic hearing on rezoning 3030 Gordon Ave., aproperty owned by the city, to make way for a permanent shelter for the homeless. After the five-hour hearing, council voted 8-1 in favour of the shelter.

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Shelter gets council OKSupporters, some fromother areas, outnumber opponents at hearing

By Toy dd CoyneyyTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Coquitlam city council votedearlrr y Tuesday morning to approvethe city’s first homeless shelter at3030 Gordon Ave.

The eight-to-one vote in favourof the shelter saw Coun. LouSekora cast the only dissentingvote against the Gordon Avenuesite following a five-hour publichearing on the issue.g

At the hearing, CoquitlamMayaa or Richard Stewart’s pleadingpreamble that “cooler heads wouldprevail” proved true.

Expressing regret at having topoint out the presence of policestationed in council cl hambers be-fore the hearinff g began, Stewart

said their mention was warrantedgiven tii hreats made against coun-cillors and against shelter sup-porters at a previous meeting onthe issue last mt onth.

“I’ve never had to say that be-fore anff d I’m deeply troubled bythe fact that I feel, and that councilfeeff ls, that it needed to be said to-night,” Stewart said.

But despite a few off-the-cuff

comments and jeers from amongthe more than 100 people gatheredin the council chambers and spill-ing out into the atrium, the mara-thon hearing on the g proposed 3030Gordon Ave. shelter went rela-tiveii ly smoothly.

And while there was no short-age of shelter opponents at thehearing, an early show of hands atthe request of Tri-Cities homeless

activist Sandy Burpee revealedthat shelter supporters outnum-bered those opposed to it at thehearing by roughlgg y 10 to one.

But rt esidents in the area of theshelter called out td hose who spokefor the shelter who don’t live inthe immediate vicinity of the pro-posed facility.

“An“ d where do you live? Let’sput it in Port Coquitlam then.Let’s put it by his house,” a manshouted at a spod kesperson for tff heHope for Freedom Society, a home-yyless outreach group.

The comment prompted Mayaa orStewart to warn, “This is notgoing to work if we have that kindgof comment because of where helives. Everyone in the country canycome in here tonight and makesome comments and council getsto attach whatever relevance tothem.”

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Six-year-old Keaton Lane of Port Moody toboggans on the hill outside of Ranch Park elementary school in Coquitlam during a brief seasonal snowfall Wednesday. New Year’s celebrations tonight will be under clear but cold skies.

Hikeskick in Jan. 1Coquitlam mayor de-fends 4% increase

By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

It may have been a tough yearto balance the public books butthat didn’t stop Coquitlam citycouncil from awarding itself asalary hike — at taxpayers’ ex-pense.

This month, amid calls bysenior city managers to slashdepartment budgets to keepproperty taxes low, city counciladopted its 2011 financial planthat includeda 4% jump totheir annualr e m u n e r a -tion.

T h e i n -crease, whichstarts tomor-row (Saturday,Jan. 1), meansC o q u i t l a mM a y o rRichard Stewart will makenearly $119,000 a year — plusa transportation allowance ofabout $8,000 — while city coun-cillors will get nearly $53,800 ayear as well as a $3,500 trans-portation stipend for actingmayoralty duties.

Stewart defended the 4%wage hike, saying a solid salaryis needed to attract candidatesto elected office. Otherwise,he argued, “you’ll end up withsome good people that can’t,quite frankly, afford to be oncouncil.”

He added, “Doing councilproperly is a full-time job.”

Most of the councillors whoresponded to The Tri-City Newsthis week agreed.

“I think it’s fair for thework we do,” Coun. BrentAsmundson said of the payincrease. “I don’t think there’sanything wrong with it.”

Asmundson compared civicpolitician salaries in MetroVancouver with those inother jurisdictions, includingCalgary’s where, he said, “coun-cillors are making over $100,000a year.”

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Parents concerned abouthow School District 43handled an investigation

into sexual interference com-plaints against a substituteteacher will have to wait untilcourt proceedings are over. Butit could be months before any-thing more is known about thecase of Aleksandr Plehanov, 35.

In March, the Burnaby resi-dent was charged with ninesexual offences against threegirls aged seven and eight afterthe parents of one Grade 3 girlreported she was touched in-appropriately by a substituteteacher.

The parents of a fourth girlt h e n c a m eforward withinformationabout an al-leged incidentdating back toOctober 2009and concernswere raisedas to why thedistrict hadn’tinformed thepolice.

The board responded by issu-ing a statement that the districtprovided the police with all in-formation and took immediatesteps to ensure that students’safety was not at risk.

The district confirmed itconducted a two-phase inves-tigation after the October 2009incident, involving interviewsof witnesses by the principal,human resources staff and out-side forensic and clinical psy-chologists. Following the inves-tigation, a discipline hearingwas held with the board, as re-quired by the School Act. TheBC College of Teachers alsoopened a file on Plehanov buthasn’t released any details.

In May, the nine chargesagainst Plehanov were reducedto four counts of sexual inter-ference, or touching of a per-son under the age of 14. Then,in June, a charge of criminalharassment was added be-cause, Coquitlam RCMP said,Plehanov was seen near thehouse of one of his alleged vic-tims.

He was subsequently releasedon a $1,000 cash bail, with condi-tions that he not go to any ofthe Tri-Cities except for courtappearances or with the writtenpermission of his bail supervi-sor.

Future court dates haven’tbeen confirmed and no furtherdetails of the school’s investiga-tion or discipline are available.

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Evergreen Line makes newsTwists and turns of theEvergreen Line saga had more curves than anamusement ride in 2010

It has been a crazy ride — morelike an outing on Disneyland’sMatterhorn than a trip on a

rapid transit system — but in theend, more progress may have beenmade on the Evergreen Line thanmany may have expected when2010 began.

Although the funding issue hasyet to be resolved and TransLinkis no further ahead than it wasthis time last year on finding its$400-million share of the $1.4-bil-lion project, many milestones werereached this year.

B . C . ’ s M i n i s t r y o fTransportation has already begunto acquire properties along theBurnaby-to-Coquitlam route wherehouses and businesses are in theway of the alignment. Severalhomes have been purchased andnegotiations are underway with atleast 30 businesses, many of themin Port Moody.

An environmental assessmentreview acknowledged that dozensof homes and apartments would beaffected by noise from construction

and the line’s cars, and some busi-nesses would need to be relocatedwhile others would be affected byconstruction. In the end, the as-sessment recommended enhancedcommunication, the establishmentof a business advisory group andnoise mitigation strategies. Still,the final certification required forconstruction hasn’t been approved.

People also got to see some early

drawings of the confirmed six sta-tions that will feature glass andwood, fare gates, extra parking andbike racks.

But while these tangible efforts toget the Evergreen Line running by2014 were given prominence in thenews, what really captured people’sattention was the politics surround-ing funding, the location and cer-tainty of two additional stations for

Port Moody and Coquitlam, and thequestion of whether Port Coquitlamshould also have a station.

What has been confirmed isthat six stations will be built andPort Moody and Coquitlam couldget a third station each if therewere enough density planned forthe area and $20 million could beraised in development fees to payfor them.

Coquitlam Mayor RichardStewart has accepted that realityand believes the city has the density.Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini,meanwhile, is concerned the moneyto pay for stations will leave citieshigh and dry for other amenitieswhile Port Coquitlam Mayor GregMoore is lobbying for a station nearhis city’s downtown based on futuregrowth in the area and concernsthat the current terminus — nextto the Evergreen Cultural Centre inCoquitlam’s Town Centre Park —will be a dead end.

As well, TransLink’s mayors’council has yet to make a decisionon how to pay for TransLink’sshare of the project. It’s most likelyproperty taxes or a vehicle levy willbe used unless the province agreesto some other source. Constructioncan’t start until a commitment ismade.

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This is what the station across the street from Douglas College could look like if the Evergreen Line project goes ahead as planned.

Shelter gets council nod but still needs funding

After years of planning for aAATri-City homeless shelter,Coquitlam city council

started the rezoning process for itsland at 3030 Gordon Ave. — a va-cant parcel in an industrial sectionand close to the CP Rail tracks thatlocal politicians thought would bea perfect fit.

Some neighbours thought differ-ently.

I n O c t o b e r, a r e a r e s i -dents Garry Badour and GregMacDonald spoke out as thecity’s land use committee consid-ered whether council should holda public hearing to build the four-storey shelter and transitionalhousing facility. Committeechair Coun. Mae Reid took issuewith Badour, who accused the

committee of bias and of forcingthrough an agenda.

The next month, at a city councilmeeting, about 200 people — a cou-ple of whom later threatened themayor — sent a signal about theirconcerns about the planned heightand size of the building, commu-nity safety and the potential im-pact on property values. Opponentsalso wanted to have the shelter atRiverview Hospital.

(Their concerns were the sameas those expressed in an online pollthe city conducted as well as at twoopen houses held in Septemberthat drew 117 people.)

But supporters cited the need toaddress homelessness and SandyBurpee, chair of the Tri-CityHomelessness Task Group, vowedthe proposed shelter would nothave a negative impact on the area.

On Nov. 29, after five hours oflistening to speakers note the pros

and cons, city council voted 8-1 infavour of rezoning the property,with Coun. Lou Sekora against theplans.

Now, Burpee said he hopes towork with city staff to figure outthe next steps for the shelter, whichwould be staffed around the clockand would provide support forhomeless people and individualswishing to get out of the cycle ofhomelessness.

“Ever since the homeless task

group got started on addressinghomelessness in Tri-Cities, it’sbeen one hurdle after another butyou have to see what has been ac-complished,” Burpee told The Tri-City News in November, referringto a cold/wet weather mat programcurrently rotating among five Tri-City churches.

According to BC Housing, theCoquitlam shelter is a high prior-ity and will be considered in its2011/’12 budget in mid-February.

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Both housing advocates and residents turned out for public meetings to hear about city plans for a homeless shelter and transition housing at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam. Zoning for the project was eventually approved in 2010.

Homeless shelter zoning approved, not all are happy

Shredder spells doom for old drives and gadgetsPost-holiday recycling option for old electronics

By Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

Unwanted electronics, meet TheShredder.

A provincial government ware-house in Surrey is once again pre-pared to take your old hard driveor other data storage devices and

grind them up for recycling.The cheap service — $2.50 or

less per device — is popular afterthe Christmas influx of new techgifts and ideal for anyone wantingto recycle old electronic gear butafraid their personal information,passwords and other data mightfall into the wrong hands.

Not everyone knows how tosafely erase stored information, anenvironment ministry spokesmansaid, adding the service guarantees

complete destruction beyond anychance of data retrieval.

The Shredder — also nick-named EDDIE for Evil Destroyerof Delicate Internal Electronics— chews up electronic gear likehard drives and spits out coin-sizedpieces that are then recycled forother products.

There’s also an EDDIE Jr. dedi-cated to taking smaller items likecellphones, Blackberries and otherhandheld devices and portable

memories.The service, introduced in 2007,

is credited with keeping more than80,000 kilograms of waste electron-ics out of landfills.

It also accepts various storagemedia, such as CDs, DVDs, floppydisks and memory sticks. See thecomplete list of what can be shred-ded at: www.pss.gov.bc.ca/air/media-destruction-general-public.html.

The Lower Mainland’s Shredder

is based at the government’s AssetInvestment Recovery warehouseat 8307 130 Street in Surrey and isopen from 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondayto Friday.

The warehouse also collects atno charge items like computers,monitors, laptops, printers, fax ma-chines, stereos and televisions fore-waste recycling.

For a complete list of what canbe recycled, see: www.encorp.ca/electronics/acceptable.

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Jail assault spurs calls for increased staffing

By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

The union representing corrections officers atNorth Fraser Pretrial Centre is again calling on theprovincial government to increase staffing levelsafter several assaults took place at the facility lastweek.

Correctional and Sheriff Service chair DeanPurdy, with the BC Government Employees Union,said there have now been 34 assaults on staff in twoyears at the centre. He attributes the statistic to theinmate to officer ratio which he said has balloonedfrom 20 inmates to every staff member to 60 to oneat NFPC.

“Our number one concern is that if something isnot done to address the violence one of our officersis going to face the ultimate sacrifice and that isdying on the job,” Purdy said. “We don’t want to seethat happen and that is why we are bringing thisup.”

In one of the incidents that occurred last week,an inmate sucker-punched an officer, who fell to theground and was repeatedly kicked. Another officerwho attempted to intervene was spit in the face by asecond inmate.

According to a BC Corrections spokesperson thetwo inmates will be charged internally under theCorrection Act and criminal charges are also a pos-sibility.

Violent incidents are increasing, Purdy said, whobelieves the federal Conservative’s get-tough-oncrime agenda will exacerbate an already overpopu-lated provincial jail system.

“Violence levels are on the rise,” Purdy said.“This is something that is going to get worse andworse if it is not addressed.”

However, corrections spokesperson Chad Hoskinssaid staff-to-inmate ratios were not a contributing

factor in last week’s assaults. Overall, he said, as-saults on staff have declined in the provincial jailsystem, from 62 incidents in 2004 to 40 for 2010.

The safety of staff and correctional officers is atop priority and all incidents are taken very seri-ously, he added.

“It is important that staff feel safe when theycome to work,” he said in an email. “We do every-thing we can to reduce risk, but given the natureof the offender population we are dealing with wecan’t completely eliminate risk.”

The province is in the midst of expanding itsprovincial jail system, Hoskins said. Twenty cellsare being added to the Prince George RegionalCorrectional Centre and 104 cells are expected tobe added at the Alouette Correctional Centre forWomen in the spring of 2011.

There are also plans to expand the high-securitySurrey Pretrial Services Centre, adding about 180cells by the end of 2013.

When these facilities are completed an additional200 staff people are expected to be hired, Hoskinssaid.

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Vancouver police are still searching for suspectsin a Monday evening stabbing that left a 26-year-oldPort Coquitlam man in hospital with multiple knifewounds.

The PoCo man was stabbed twice in the abdo-men, once in the back and once in the head inwhat Vancouver police spokesperson Const. JanaMcGuinness called a targeted attack by a group ofmen outside the Hai Phong Vietnamese Restauranton the 1200 block of Kingsway Street near ClarkDrive at around 5 p.m.

The victim and another man fled the scene in avehicle immediately following the attack and ar-

rived at hospital shortly thereafter, alerting policeto the violent assault.

Police so far have no suspects in connectionwith the incident but are looking for a black JeepCherokee believed to be linked to the assailants.

Though she described the PoCo man’s injuries as“severe,” McGuinness said the 26-year-old had un-dergone emergency surgery and was listed in stablecondition Tuesday.

Anyone with information on the stabbing isasked to call the VPD Robbery Assault Squad at 604-717-2541 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477.


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Temporary Night-time Lane Closures

Motorists are advised that during the month of January, 2011, eastbound traffic on theffiPort Mann Bridge may be reduced to one lane during the evening. These temporary laneclosures are necessary to transport sections of the crane used to install the deck on thenew Port Mann Bridge.

Beginning at 9:00 p.m. most nights, Highway 1 eastbound between the Brunette Overpassand Johnston Hill will be reduced to one lane, the eastbound High Occupancy Vehicle lane, which will be open to all traffi c. The two remaining lanes will be closed from theffiCape Horn Interchange to Johnston Hill. All lanes will reopen by 5:00 a.m. each day.

Trucks transporting sections of the crane will travel west in the closed eastbound lanes.This route will be well signed and speed limits will be reduced to 60 kilometres per hour while lanes are closed. Motorists are asked to watch for signs and obey posted speed limits.

Closures are tentatively scheduled from January 4 to January 31, 2011. However, these dates are subject to change due to weather.

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City HallThe holidays are almost on us and we want to takethis opportunity to remind you of the holiday closure at Coquitlam City Hall.

December 24 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

December 25 – January 3 Closed

If you require any emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads over the holiday, please call604.927.3500 and someone will be able to assist you.

Recreational Facilities

December 25 All facilities closed

Other hours of operation vary with each facility over the holiday season. For schedule information, please call Coquitlam’s 24-hour information line at 604.927.6969 or contact a Recreation facility directly (numbers listedbelow):

Centennial Activity Centre 604.933.6143

City Centre Aquatic Complex 604.927.6999

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 604.927.6027

Dogwood Pavilion 604.927.6089

Glen Pine Pavilion 604.927.6940

Pinetree Community Centre 604.927.6960

Poirier Community Centre 604.927.6027

Summit Community Centre 604.927.6960

For general information, please call Coquitlam’s 24-hour information line at 604.927.6969.

Animal ShelterCoquitlam’s Animal Shelter will be operating withthe following special hours:

December 24 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

December 25 Closed

December 26 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

December 31 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

January 01 Closed

January 02 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Cemetery ServicesRobinson Park Memorial Cemetery will be open7:30 a.m. - 12 noon on December 24 and closed December 25, 26, 27, 31 and January 1. For moreinformation call 604.927.6020.

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A civic gatheringplace that was supposedto open by the time theOlympic torch passedthrough town was atopic of much discus-sion this year, especiallyafter Coquitlam citycouncil questioned itsfinal price tag.

When the dust settledafter three years ofplanning and changesin the scope of the proj-

ect — and a revelation tocity council that $745,000had already been spenton an engineering con-tract — Spirit Square,the grassy area southof city hall, came in at$2.7-million.

The tally did not sitwell with Mayor RichardStewart. However, hetold The Tri-City News:“At the end of the day,we end up with a very

nice city square that willserve the community forgenerations to come.”

This summer, afterthe square officiallyopened in June, the city

put in $40,000 worth ofevents programming,which drew hundredsof spectators. But inSeptember, councilheld back spending the

remaining $87,000 onthe square to see howthe field would hold upduring the winter, cit-ing poor drainage at itssouth end.

YEAR IN REVIEW 2010

Neal Nicholson re-turned to Coquitlamcity council in May afterwinning the byelectionto fill the seat vacated byformer councillor — andnow New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP MP —Fin Donnelly.

The union-supportedpolitician, who was de-feated in the 2008 gen-eral election largely be-cause of his support tobring garbage and recy-cling pick-up internal,bested Terry O’Neill, a

Tri-City News Face toFace columnist, by 664votes.

T r a i l i n g O ’ N e i l lwere candidates BrianBabcock, Ralph Banni,Andy Wickey, OwenCoomer, Andy Shen andMassimo Mandarino.

Turnout for the bye-lection was 7.6% — aslight increase overthe 2007 byelection,when Nicholson wasfirst elected to replacecouncil lor Louel laHollington.

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At first it was her-alded as an innova-tive way to generaterevenue for the city ofCoquitlam.

But once the publicgot wind of a proposalto allow a private com-pany to build a forestadventure playgroundin Coquitlam’s MundyPark, it did not takelong for opposition tothe project to mobilize.

After announcing thepossibility of such aproject in the summer,council quickly scuttledthe idea, which wouldhave seen ladders, zip-lines, walkways andbridges placed 60-feetabove the forest floor.The initiative was partof a city effort to bolstereco-tourism opportuni-ties, after similar attrac-tions recently openedin Maple Ridge andNanaimo. The city stoodto benefit financially,funding councillors saidwas badly needed for

park maintenance andoperation costs.

“Every year ourpark maintenance goesup,” said Coun. DougMacdonell, chair of thecity’s recreation com-mittee. “This will go along way toward offset-ting park costs.”

L a n n y E n g l u n d ,Coquitlam’s urban for-estry operations man-ager, said while theconstruction of a forest

playground would havesome impact on the en-vironment, it would beminimal. He pointedout that the companiesinvolved recognize thatthe health of the forestin which they operateis paramount to the suc-cess of the business. Asa result, most are care-ful to minimize any riskto the trees and sur-rounding environment.

But environmental

assurances from citystaff were not enough toconvince those opposedthat the project shouldgo ahead.

Of the 700 responsesto an online surveyconducted over thesummer, 88% were op-posed to a forest play-ground while 89% re-jected Mundy Park asthe location for such abusiness.

“This was a very emo-tional issue for manycitizens,” said LoriMacKay, the city’s gen-eral manager of parks,recreation and culturalservices.

According to thefeedback, most criticswanted Mundy to re-main untouched and didnot want a commercialenterprise operating inthe park.

Council will re-con-sider the possibility ofan eco-tourism attrac-tion at a different loca-tion in 2012.

The battle to keepbears out of neighbour-hoods continued in theTri-Cities in 2010 withmore than 934 bearsightings in Coquitlamalone.

More than nine bearswere shot in the regionand three more had tobe relocated. The ani-mals come from theforested areas of BurkeMountain and haveventured as far away asNorth Road.

Nobody is more fa-miliar with the problemthan Coquitlam BearAware co-ordinatorDrake Stephens. In hisfourth year on the job,Stephens has rampedup efforts to educate thepublic about the impor-tance of securing gar-bage and other animalattractants.

“The problem is de-termined by the food inthe area,” Stephens saidearlier this year, notinggarbage is the numberone bear attractant.“Our work will just getbusier and busier.”

Both Coquitlam and

Port Coquitlam beganhanding out fines thisyear in an effort to dis-courage poorly securedgarbage. In PoCo, a resi-dent can face a fine of upto $150 for having unse-cured animal attractantson a property while inCoquitlam, the cost canbe as high as [email protected]

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Efforts to crack down on unsecured garbage contin-ued in 2010 in an effort tostop bears from hanging around Tri-City neighbour-hoods. Despite the efforts, nine bears were shot.


A proposal for a private forest adventure playground in Mundy Park was turned down after public opposition.

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2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC

General Purpose of the Bylaw:

To amend the Zoning Bylaw designation for 2265 Atkins Avenue from RA2 (Residential Apartment 2) to RRH (Residential Rowhouse) to accommodate a 5-unit in ll rowhouse development.

Location of Land to be Rezoned: - see accompanying map

Civic: 2265 Atkins Avenue

Legal: Lot 1, District Lot 289, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan BCP31470.

Inspection of Documents:

A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate Of ce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until January 10, 2011 inclusive. Also please note that City Hall will be closed December 29 - 31 inclusive. Further information and a larger map can be seen atwww.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442.

Also available for inspection is the “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaw) and various reports and plans referring speci cally to the purpose of the amending Bylaw.

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At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw.

After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application.

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RCMP criticized for investigation

While the close of2010 marks almost a de-cade since the arrest ofCanada’s most prolificserial killer, RobertWilliam Pickton, it wasagain a year of littleclosure for the friendsand families of the 26victims of the PortCoquitlam pig farmer.

The tragedy of thePickton far m mur-ders was revisited andold wounds nearly re-opened when, in July,Pickton’s defence law-yers moved to over-turn all six of his 2007second-degree murderconvictions.

Pickton was chargedwith the murders of 26missing women fromVancouver’s DowntownEastside but it was de-

cided early in the in-vestigation that, for thesake of expediency, hewould only be tried onthe Crown’s six stron-gest cases against him.

Pickton was foundguilty on all countsin December 2007 butin 2010, his lawyerslaunched an appeal tothe Supreme Court ofCanada sparked by therelease of 2007 courtdocuments that de-scribed how Pickton’strial judge had toldthe jury they mightfind Pickton guilty ofmurder even if theyweren’t certain hehad acted alone but atleast believed he had“acted indirectly” inthe deaths of MarnieFrey, Georgina Papin,Brenda Wolfe, AndreaJo e s b u r y, S e r e e n aAbotsway and MonaWilson.

Had Pickton’s appealto the country’s high-est court been granted,a new trial would havebeen called and Crowncounsel likely wouldhave tried Pickton onall 26 murder charges.That’s something forwhich many friendsand family membersof the 20 murderedwomen whose caseswere not heard had ar-gued all along.

But the SupremeCourt ruled July 30that Pickton was “over-whelmingly” guilty ofthe six murders andthat it was of little con-sequence to his trialwhether or not othershad been involved.

With that decision,Pickton’s prison celldoor was finally andirrevocably slammedshut, although somefelt that so too were

the halls of justice tothe families of the 20murder victims whowould never get theirday in court.

T h at d i s ap p o i n t -ment was exacerbatedf u r t h e r w h e n , i nAugust, the VancouverPolice Department re-leased a 450-page re-port claiming Picktonw o u l d h av e b e e ncaught years earlier,likely preventing themurders of 13 womenbetween 1999 and 2002,had the CoquitlamRCMP not dragged itsfeet on the Mounties’missing women inves-tigation.

The VPD’s accusa-tion stemmed fromthe transfer of a keyCoquitlam RCMP in-vestigator to Surrey in1999, right in the midstof his investigation

into the Pickton farm’spossible relation toVancouver’s missingwomen.

Pickton, now 61, willnot be eligible for pa-role until 2032, whenhe has served 25 yearsof his life sentence.

YEAR IN REVIEW 2010

Pickton case raises controversy

In a wildly turbulentyear in B.C. politics thatsaw the hasty resigna-tion of a premier overdismal approval rat-ings as well as a mutinywithin the oppositionparty, three letters stoodat the centre of it all:HST.

P r e m i e r G o r d o nCampbell’s harmonizedsales tax began tally-ing on cash registersacross the province onJuly 1 with little ini-tial fanfare. But it wassoon met with a grow-ing tide of anti-HSTsupport whipped up byformer Social CreditParty premier BillVander Zalm and BCFirst Party spokesmanChris Delaney of PortCoquitlam.

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In the midst ofPremier Campbell’sdescent into single-digit approval ratings,the BC New Democratsfailed to capitalize onthe BC Liberal leader-ship vacuum, fallinginstead into their owntailspin as fractureswithin the party forcedleader Carole James tostep down with no clearleader to take her placeas a potential electionlooms in 2011.

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Longer spring break, tooMore days off in 2011

Spring break will be longer thisyear but not because School District43 officials prefer skiing and sunningon the beach to education.

In fact, the decision to stretchspring break by a week in 2011and add an extra day to the 2010Remembrance Day holiday was madefor budgetary reasons.

The board was looking to save

money to avoid having to lay offteachers and paring six days from theschool calendar would save nearly$500,000 in teachers on call (TOC)costs.

But financial difficulties haven’tgone away and officials are predictinga $1.5-million structural deficit fornext year.

Still, in the spring, students will beoff from March 22 to April 2 inclusive,returning to school on Monday, April 4.

Kindergarten extendedThis year’s crop of kindergarten

students made history by being inschool for a longer day.

Nearly 1,000 students at 23 schoolsin School District 43 are in kinder-garten for a full day instead of just amorning or an afternoon, and somegot to learn their lessons in Mandarinin a new immersion program atCoquitlam’s Walton elementary.

SD43 administrators say full-daykindergarten isn’t much differentfrom part-time kindergarten in thatthe focus is on learning through play.But the longer day enables teachersto spend more time in some learningareas.

Although the program will rollout fully in September 2011, parentsworried their children aren’t readycan make arrangements to introducethem to the longer day later in theyear.

Full-day K is also filling up schoolsand requiring building additions.Bramblewood and Aspenwood, two ofSD43’s newer elementary schools, are

being expanded and other crowdedschools may get new modular build-ings.

B.C. will pay $280 million to imple-ment full-day kindergarten for allfive-year-olds and spend $144.5 mil-lion for new classroom space for thesestudents.


School District 43 rolled out full-day kin-dergarten programs at 23 schools. Next fall all five-year-olds will be eligible to go to school for the longer day.

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Being a teenager today is more difficultthan ever. Being a lesbian, gay, bisex-ual, transgender, queer, or questioning

(LGBTQ) teen is even more challenging.A 2007 study conducted by the McCreary

Institute reported that British ColumbianLGBTQ teens are at least twice more likelyto be verbally harassed, purposefully ex-cluded, or physically assaulted at school. More disturbingly, the report states thatLGBTQ teens are at least five times morelikely to attempt suicide.

Recent news stories have reported a surgein instances of bullying and suicide withinthis subculture. What support do these teenshave that would steer them away from choos-ing such a drastic measure such as suicide?

All teens need a supportive environmentat home, school, and in their communityin order to transition into healthy adults.LGBTQ teens, in particular, who often feel

less connected to their families and com-munity, need supportive bridges to form thecaring and inclusive relationships they aredesperately seeking.

Overall, the lack of existing resources inthe Tri-Cities indicates that we have minimalsupport for our LGBTQ community, espe-cially our younger generation. Apart from aPride Collective resource at Douglas College,it appears that the Tri-Cities area has onlyone program; it is a drop-in group run bythe Pacific Legal Education Association (orPLEA) community services group calledGeneration Out (604-708-2632). It meets weeklywithin the Tri-Cities to provide youth supportactivities and counselling.

There are other programs are in placeto support LGBTQ youth within MetroVancouver:

The Kids Help Phone Line (www.kidshelp-phone.ca/Teens/Home.aspx or 1-800-668-6868)is the only organization in Canada to providetoll-free support 24 hours a day, seven daysa week. The Kids Help Phone Line provides

confidential counseling over the web or bytelephone.

The Pride Education Network (pridenet.ca) is a group whose mission statement ad-vocates for “an inclusive, respectful environ-ment for all students, staff and families, re-gardless of their actual or perceived sexualorientation and/or gender identity, withinall B.C. educational institutions, through thedevelopment of concrete supports, policies,resources and actions.”

Qmunity (www.qmunity.ca) is aVancouver-based group that offers sup-port and information for LGBTQ teens andtheir friends and families. The website alsocontains information for all age groups.

Qmunity also runs Prideline, a peer sup-port/information/referral phone line (604-684-6869 or 1-800-566-1170) on weeknights.

Facebook groups are one way to seek sup-port, and though many pages exist, it is notthe ideal avenue for preventing bullyingand suicide in this culture due to the lack ofprivacy and confidentiality associated withthese sites. It may even lead to cyber-bullying.

We need to do more to help. Our teenagersdeserve special support because they arealready coping with the usual challenges ofgrowing up and becoming adults.

If you witness someone being bullied,take the time to step in and stop the act. Itcould save a life and send a message thatthis behavior is not acceptable. As the PleaCommunity Services says, “everyone shouldhave the opportunity to have a ‘good life’”—this includes our LGBTQ youth.

— This article was submitted by LarryElima, Ronita Chand and Alison Chipeniuk,students in the fourth year of the Bachelorof Science in Nursing program at DouglasCollege.

AS THEY SEE IT

Growing up gay or lesbian is a challenge

PICTURE THIS Adrian Raeside

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Happy New Year WHAT WE THINK:

It’s a strange custom: a night of decadence on NewYear’s Eve, followed by penance — either a hang-over or a chilly swim — and finally a month of

dieting, exercise and financial belt-tightening.After two months of the media promoting shopping

and eating excess, the next several weeks will prom-ise words of wisdom on cutting back, reducing andputting something away for the future.

There seems to be no way to avoid the endlessexhortations to make resolutions, save money, boostRRSPs, eat better and exercise more in January aftera month of over-spending and over-eating.

It might be better to adopt a philosophy of modera-tion all year around because yo-yo dieting makes usfat, depletes our resources and leaves us grumpy aswell.

But who wants to wreck the party? Get out and havefun tonight and we’ll see you at the Penguin Plunge inPort Moody on Saturday for New Year’s Day.

Qthethe THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:

Will you be making a New Year’s resolution for 2011?

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION:Will you be celebratingChristmas with a visit to a houseof worship?

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IN QUOTES

“We need to do more to help. Our teenagers deserve special support.”


FACE TO FACE: What’s in store for the year ahead? A fond farewell to Sims

TERRY O’NEILL MARY WOO SIMS

The Chinese Zodiac is dubbing2011 the Year of the Rabbit,but I’m thinking it will more

likely be the Year of the ChickensComing Home to Roost. That is, itwill be the year of negative conse-quences being felt for rash actionspreviously taken.

My last year’s predictions on ev-erything from Ignatieff ’s stalling atthe polls to Campbell’s resignationwere largely correct, right down tothe off-handed guess I made aboutthe return to popularity of themoustache. I honestly didn’t knowabout Movember, cross my heart!

On the international stage, I’mpredicting that the next big ter-rorist event will take place in theMiddle East, not the West, wherehyper-radical Islamists will turnon the so-called moderate govern-ments that have been naively mol-lycoddling them.

I’m also figuring that a skyrock-eting number of cash-strapped gov-ernments will have to deal with theconsequences of too-generous wel-fare plans, too-fat civil-service pen-sions, and too top-heavy bureau-cracies. Upward pressure on taxesand downward pressure on the sizeof governments will prevail, andthe biggest crises won’t be in theEuropean Union, as was the case

in 2010, but in American state capi-tals, where legislators have beentoo timid for too long in standingup to vested interests.

Not all the news will be bad,though. The Lady Gaga hysteriawill fizzle out. Justin Bieber willnick himself shaving for the firsttime. And American Idol will enterlits final season.

I’m also happy to predict that twoAmerican sportsmen will bring joyto B.C., as Ryan Kesler will win theFrank Selke Trophy as the NHL’stop defensive forward and TravisLulay will lead the B.C. Lions tothe Grey Cup final, which is beingplayed at the renovated B.C. Placestadium.

Please allow me to end by bid-ding a fond farewell to my debatingopponent of almost five years now,as she has decided to step aside todevote her considerable energies toother matters.

It has been a real pleasure get-ting to know her as we exchangedideas, engaged in discussions(mainly online) and then returnedto our respective corners to writeour halves of these regular de-bates. I may have disagreed withher on many issues, but I treasuredher as a colleague, and I will missher greatly.

Slow crawl from the abyss

What’s your take on this week’s Face to Face topic and what O’Neill and Sims have to say? Email your thoughts to [email protected].

Belt-tightening in the offing

IN QUOTES

“Upward pressure ontaxes and downward pressure on the size of governments will pre-vail.”Terry O’Neill

vs.“Why should corporate and capitalist greed mean that we have to give up on an early retirement age, better pensions and wages?”Mary Woo Sims

Is it me or has the year flown byonce again? It seems like onlyyesterday when my colleague

and I wrote our annual predictionscolumn for 2010 and here we areagain.

I predicted that our collectivewill and that of our political lead-ers in tackling climate changeand taking action to preserve ourenvironment will continue to bea global challenge. The future— whether we leave a clean andhealthy planet to our children andchildren’s children will always giveway to the more immediate chal-lenges like that of surviving theglobal financial crisis. Tackling cli-mate change and saving the envi-ronment will continue to be a chal-lenge not just into the New Yearbut for years to come.

The worldwide financial crisishas rocked economies and reverber-ations are still being felt. The year2011 will be no different. While reg-ulators, the European Union, theWorld Bank and the InternationalMonetary Fund start demandingbelt-tightening measures as theyhave of Greece, Ireland and othernations facing economic crisis, theordinary person will get angrierand angrier about their own finan-cial situation. Why should corpo-

rate and capitalist greed mean thatwe have to give up on an early re-tirement age, better pensions andwages? Rosabeth Moss Kanter andRakesh Kurana, both professorsat the Harvard Business Schoolcalled for U.S. President Obama fora truth and reconciliation commis-sion on the economy. I think this isa great idea. Let the bankers andfinanciers who continue to collecttheir million dollar bonuses facethose people who were affected bytheir poor decisions and lack ofaccountability. I’m afraid thoughthat we will never get to the truthof how badly government and bigbusiness let us down and it will bebusiness as usual.

GOOD-BYE READERSI can also predict that this, dear

readers will be my last column forThe Tri-City News.

It has been a privilege for me toshare my thoughts and views ona wide range of subjects over thepast five years. I wish my colleagueopposite and his new debatingpartner all the best and continuedsuccess to the folks at The News. Toyou, my readers, a heartfelt thankyou for your support and responsesvia the Letters to the Editor overthe years.


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Coun. Barrie Lynch said non-unionstaff at city hall next year will alsoreceive a 4% salary increase to matchthe CUPE collective agreement wagehike. (In April 2008,c i ty counci l —under then-mayorMaxine Wilson, whowas union endorsed— ratified a five-year contract thatincluded a wage in-crease resulting inan average of 3.5%per year for the 1,134CUPE 386 members,retroactive to Jan. 1, 2007. The agree-ment ends on Dec. 31, 2011.)

Lynch said the 4% lift for city coun-cillors isn’t that much. “Four percenton what a councillor makes and fourpercent on what our city administra-tion makes — or even what the mayormakes — is a significant differenceso using a percentage is really kindof misleading of really what it’s cost-ing,” he said.

Lynch, who voted against the 2011budget with Coun. Lou Sekora, aswell as councillors Selina Robinsonand Mae Reid pointed to other MetroVancouver cities, like Port Coquitlam,that have had to make steep rises afteryears of stipend freezes.

“I don’t think that’s fair,” Reid said.“If you keep it going up in small in-crements then you don’t have to get tothat point.”

This past summer, PoCo city coun-cil unanimously approved a 27%increase for the mayor and a 42%increase for councillors to bringtheir wages in line with similar-sized

municipalities. The change meantMayor Greg Moore’s salary rose from$67,277 to $85,418 while council’swages went up from $22,257 to $31,654(plus a $1,189 per month stipend foracting mayors).

PoCo city council’s salaries are ex-pected to go up again Jan. 1 to ad-just to inflation as are Port Moody’s,where the mayor makes $69,114 andcouncil earns $24,191. “A remunera-tion increase of 2% for Port Moodycity council has been included in our2011 provisional budget,” said cityspokesperson Leslyn Johnson.

Last year, PoMo council membersgave up their scheduled annual cost-of-living increase for 2010 to save thecity some money.

T h e C a n a d i a n Ta x p aye r s ’Federation this week reported B.C.’sinflation rate at 2.9%, slightly higherthan the national average.

MONEY BACKHe voted in favour of the 2011 bud-

get, but Coun. Neal Nicholson won’tbe accepting the pay hike.

Nicholson said he led the councildiscussion to freeze council stipendsin the new year but the majorityturned him down.

“I thought that we should not takethe increase,” he said. “I think it’scouncil’s position to show some lead-ership in this area. We were askingcity departments to come up withbudget cuts and I think we need toshow the way.”

On Tuesday, Nicholson asked thecity’s payroll department to donatehis 4% wage hike to the DouglasCollege Foundation — a fund close toNicholson’s heart.

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Get a jump on 2011 byringing in the new year onRome, Italy time at the GlenPine Pavilion (1200 Glen PineCourt, Coquitlam). The all-ages party starts at noon withan Italian lunch and refresh-ments, party favours andmusic by Tri-Cities favouriteTony Prophet. Then join thecountdown to the clock strik-

ing 2011 at 3 p.m. Admissionis $20 for members and $25for everyone else. For moreinformation, contact BeatriceHo at [email protected].

ROLL OUT THE RUGCome celebrate 2010 and

welcome 2011 in red carpetstyle at the Executive PlazaHotel (405 North Road,Coquitlam). First nightfestivities will feature liveR&B and reggae music bythe Fire Band and DJ CarlSound Vibes while guestsenjoy a buffet dinner anddance party from 6:30 p.m.to 3:00 a.m. Tickets are $95per person or $375 per cou-ple for an overnight packagewhich includes not only thedinner and dance but over-night accommodation at thehotel, parking and a NewYears Day breakfast. Formore info call Carl at 604-210-0759, Maryann at 778-888-5705 or check “CaribbeanVibes” on Facebook.

QUIRING IN 2011The Quiring Chamber

Players present theirthird annual QuiRing inthe New Year concert atthe Evergreen CulturalCentre (1205 Pinetree Way,Coquitlam) from 8 to 10 p.m.The Coquitlam chambermusic trio will feature someof their favourite selectionsfrom Austrian composerFranz Schubert. Tickets are$38 or $20 for students andseniors and can be purchasedat the Evergreen box office,online at www.evergreencul-turalcentre.ca or by phone at604-927-6550.

DANCE ‘TIL IT DROPSDip and twirl into 2011

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Saturday, Jan. 1SSA CHILLY RECEPTIONGreet the New Year witha dip in the icy waters ofthe Burrard Inlet or comedown to Port Moody’s RockyPoint Park (2800 Murray St.)to watch those brave soulswho do. Sponsored by thePleasantside CommunityAssociation, registration forthe swim is $5 and opens at11:30 a.m. with the plungetaking place at 1 p.m. Coffee,hot chocolate and doughnutswill be available.Please send Things-To-Doguide submissions to [email protected].

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This-Christ-mas,

instead ofcelebratingthe Yuletidetraditions inVancouver,the family flew across thePacific Ocean to join mumin Asia. This has been aholiday to remember withthree generations celebrat-ing on a South East Asianisland. On Christmas day,my mom and I parasailedtogether, high above BatuFerrangi here in Penang,Malaysia. It was a sur-real experience, flyingthrough the air, lookingdown at the beach below.This is unlike any otherChristmas memory I havecollected.

“Mayalsia Truly Asia”is a catchy jingle that Ihave heard for years ontelevision networks. So,finally we responded to thecall. I have always won-dered what they meant by“Truly Asia” and jokedabout this saying “OK, isChina fake Asia?” But Ithink that I now under-stand what they mean.There is a mix of threeAsian cultures, cohabitingin this country. Here inPenang there is a strongpresence of Chinese,Indian and Malay cultures.So “Truly Asia” acknowl-edges the coexistence ofAsian cultures here fromthe East, South and South-East of the continent.

On the beach and in thecity of Georgetown, it isevident that the Muslimfaith is practised, as isBuddhism and Hinduism.Beautiful mosques punc-tuate the streets of thecity, along with ornateBuddhist temples andelaborate Hindu shrines.Evidence of faith is notjust monumental or archi-tectural though. Here, onthe beaches of Penang onecan witness the contrastbetween men in their

tiny Speedos and womenstanding by the pool infull burka. Some womeneven swim with hijabson their heads, wearingbathing suits that covertheir knees, shoulders andmuch of their arms, stay-ing faithful to the tenantsof their religion.

Lying by the pool-sidewith my cousins in ourbathing suits, exposingmost of our bodies to therays of the sun, (in thehopes of catching a littlecolour,) we see womendressed in black, literallyfrom head to toe. All youcan see are eyes througha small square hole in acontinuous black heap ofcloth. I cannot judge. I amnot Muslim and do notwalk in their shoes andhave not been schooled orraised in this religion. Ionly know that the waywe dress are worlds apart.I do love that we can bothbe here in this same placeand we can be curiousabout one another but stillrespect each others’ dif-ferences and exist alongside one another on thisisland. This is the first realexposure that I have had toMuslim culture and I amintrigued.

Sitting across the tablefrom my grandparents,mom, aunt, uncle andyounger cousins at mealtimes, we have enjoyedamazing dishes fromChina, India and theMiddle East. We haveplayed catch up whilewalking through thestreets of Little India andChinatown. The stress ofcollege and my part timejob on campus are so faraway from me now as Ireconnect with the familyand together, absorb thesights and sounds of thisincredible place.

Naomi Yorke is a PortCoquitlam student wholived in Shanghai, Chinafor four years, writingabout her experiences twicea month for The Tri-CityNews. She now lives inChicago, where she’s at-tending art school, andcontinues her column.

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Do you also plan to eathealthier in 2011? TheBC SPCA’s certified foodlabeling program putsits stamp on humanelyraised products that arefree of sub-therapeuticlevels of antibiotics.

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The BC SPCA offersthese additional resolu-tions for animal loversto help make life betterfor the animals in ourcommunities:

1. ID your pet. TheSPCA reunites thou-sands of lost animalswith their familiesevery year. However,many are never claimedand must be adoptedinto new homes becausetheir original guard-ians could not be found.Ideally, your pets shouldhave ID tags on theircollar and either a mi-crochip or tattoo. Makesure the information isaccurate and up to date.Visit spca.bc.ca/ID.

2. Help a homelessor wild animal get thecare they need. The BCSPCA’s priority fundslet you choose whichprogram or service tosupport. Select from theHeroes Fund to supportthe work of the crueltyinvestigations team; theMonty Fund to supporteducation and advocacyprograms; the BiscuitFund to help pay forveterinary medicalcare; the October Greyfund to provide dailycare in shelters; and theHighest Priority NeedsFund to help injured,homeless and abusedanimals throughout theprovince. Visit spca.bc.ca/support.

3. Join the Pets inthe City campaign.D a n g e r o u s d o g s ,chained dogs, puppymills, stray cats, feralrabbits . . . these arecommon animal issuesBritish Columbians en-counter in our commu-nities every day. Yourmunicipal council hasthe power to solve theseproblems through regu-latory bylaws. Visit thePets in the City actioncentre at spca.bc.ca/petsinthecity and sendyour council a message.

4. Wildlife is ofteninjured as the result ofhuman activity. Properlydispose of items thatcan potentially harmwild animals, such ashousehold cleaners,plastic bags and ciga-rette butts. Better yet,switch to environmen-

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Of course, “Thebest laid plans of miceand men, go aft awry,”according to RobbieBurns.

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I’ve been thinkingabout pregnancy overthis past Christmas sea-son. I think Mary wouldhave been even moresurprised than was,when the angel Gabrielannounced.

“You will conceive inyour womb and bear ason and you shall namehim Jesus. He will begreat and will be calledthe son of the mosthigh…. And he willreign over the house ofJacob (Israel) forever,and his Kingdom willhave no end.”

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I love Mary’s answer,“Whatever you say,Lord—Do it and use mehowever you desire.”

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Nature photog-raphy is Januarytopic at BMNmeeting

The guest speakerat the Tuesday, Jan. 11meeting of the BurkeMountain Naturalistsis nature photographerVladimir Jan.

The well-known localpaddler, hiker and pho-tographer will show aseries of audio-visualslide shows he has cre-ated using his photosof birds and macrosubjects like insectsand flowers.

M e m b e r s w i l llear n how he cap-tured the images andwill see a selectioncalled “Seasons alongDeBoville Slough.”

Jan has worked pro-fessionally as a photog-rapher and is an activemember of the PacificDigital PhotographyClub.

At the same meeting,BMN member JohnReynolds will sum-marize the findings ofthe recent ChristmasBird Count and will an-nounce the winners ofthe count’s photogra-phy contest.

The meeting willbe held at 7:30 p.m. inthe hall of Como LakeUnited Church (on thecor ner of Mar mont

Street and King AlbertAvenue) in Coquitlam.

Non-members arewelcome and attend-ees are encouraged tobring their own mugfor bird-friendly fair-trade coffee.

Fo r m o r e i n f o r-mation about BurkeMountain Naturalists,call 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864. Alternatively,visit www.bmn.bc.ca.

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Well-known local paddler, hiker and photographer, Vladimir Jan, will show a series of audio-visual slide shows he has created using his photos of birds and macro subjects like insects and flowers.

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Coquitlam’s Pinetree community centre isstarting the new season by hosting a series oftwo-hour cooking classes focused on holistic,healthy dishes and easy and convenient waysto make them.

The program is created with the guidanceof registered holistic nutritionist and chefCharles Crouch, who has been cooking pro-fessionally for 26 years.

“Holistic is about balancing body, mindand spirit to reduce stress,” Crouch said in anews release.

“Cooking shouldn’t be thought of as astressful labour or necessary evil. It’s aboutcooking great tasting, healthy food that nour-ishes more then just your body. “

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verines where I learnedmore about thesefascinating animals.Although mainly as-sociated with northernboreal forests and arctictundra, B.C. is one oftheir remaining strong-holds in North America.Even though wolverinesare a species at risk inB.C. with a populationroughly estimated to bebetween 2,000 and 4,000,some trapping is still al-lowed here. Associatedwith remote wildernessand known for theirfearless attitude, wolver-ines remain one of theleast understood of ourlarger wild animals.

Short and stocky withunusually large feet,wolverines are the larg-est terrestrial memberof the weasel family.They are only about ametre in length with anaverage weight between15 and 20 kg.

Their large feet actlike snowshoes andallow them to covermany kilometres withremarkable ease in thewinter. Radio-taggingstudies carried outin Montana’s GlacierNational Park and ad-jacent areas in B.C. andAlberta have shownwolverines, especiallymales, have huge terri-tories (over 1,000 squarekilometres) and coveramazing distances, 30km or more, on daily ex-cursions that go up anddown steep mountainslopes.

For example, onewolverine was recordedclimbing 1,500 verticalmeters in 90 minutesduring the winter inGlacier National Park.

What I had not real-ized until I heard DougChadwick’s presenta-tion (who has alsowritten a book aboutwolverines) was thatthese animals have play-ful personalities and ap-pear to be quite sociabledespite their often soli-tary nature.

Wolverines mainlyscavenge for food butthey can kill animalsas large as a deer. Theyseem to do best inareas where there is abiodiverse mix of largepredators so that theycan take advantageof the kills of otheranimals. Females givebirth to their young inthe spring typically inburrows they dig withindeep snowpack at highelevations.

While found acrossmost of B.C., wolver-ines are not present onHaida Gwaii and are

now thought to be ex-tirpated (i.e., locally ex-tinct) from VancouverIsland. Wolverinesare thought to berelatively rare in thesouthwestern portionof mainland B.C. but,given their preferencefor wilderness, there isonly scant informationto go by.

Several years ago,when the BurkeMountain Naturalistssupported a winterwildlife study in theUpper Pitt River Valley,we were delighted whenwolverine tracks wereidentified. This area, ad-jacent to remote wilder-ness and high elevationmountains in GaribaldiProvincial Park wouldhave ideal wolverinehabitat. As the crowflies (or as wolverinestravel), it’s not that faraway from the LowerMainland.

Perhaps then, it is notso astonishing that awolverine was observedin Metro Vancouverin 2003. I first becameaware of this animalwhen knowledgeablenaturalists reported see-ing it in the MaplewoodFlats area of NorthVancouver, an area onBurrard Inlet similar toShoreline Park and pro-tected for its high wild-life values. We surmisedthe wolverine mayhave come out of theSeymour watershed byfollowing the SeymourRiver downstream.

The next surprisecame that Octoberwhen my son, whowas a volunteer at theWildlife Rescue Centrein Burnaby, reporteda wolverine had beentaken into care. Ilearned this wolverinehad been caught inPort Moody where ithad taken refuge underan abandoned car and,judging by all the feath-ers, seemed to be feast-ing on Canada geese.Presumably, it hadswum across BurrardInlet from Maplewood. The wolverine had beenreported as an aban-doned bear cub. Whenstaff from WildlifeRescue attempted totrap it they found theyhad a little more thanthey bargained for andwere not able to capturethe animal without oneof its teeth breakingwhen it bit into a pole. It was soon discoveredthe wolverine, a healthyyoung male, also had aformer tendon injurythat prevented fromusing its right frontleg. The wonderfulfolks at Wildlife Rescuearranged for toothand tendon surgeryand, by November, thewolverine was readyfor release into remotewilderness close to thenorthern portion of theCoquitlam drinking wa-

tershed and the UpperPitt River Valley.

This story of PortMoody’s wolverineshould have had ahappy outcome but suchwas not the case. The

next summer, a deadwolverine was found onthe beach near MossomCreek. An autopsyshowed this to be awolverine with a rootcanal job — and therewas only one of them inthe world. It appearedhe had a fatal fight with alarger predator, possiblya cougar. Nonetheless,this wolverine had suc-cessfully managed onhis own for almost ayear. My guess is he wasdropping by to check onthe status of the Canadageese.

The wolverine iscertainly a reminderthat wilderness is onlya short distance awayfrom our doorsteps.

So, with the sun shin-ing and the mountainsgleaming under a freshcover of snow, raise

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vorting in the sunshine.For more information,

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Wilderness is only a short distance from our doorsGREEN SCENEElaine GoldsThe tale of the PoMowolverine

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After our rather abrupt introduction toAAwinter in late November, so far (touchwood) our winter has been wonder-

fully mild. This has prompted a wealth offlowering shrubs to add amazing colour tothese dark, cloudy days. Many folks haveyet to discover the beauty winter floweringshrubs can bring to our gardens. To me, afragrant Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelismollis), blooming in mid-winter, is morespecial than a whole row of flowering plumsin May. Winter flowering shrubs provide thatlift we need during those cold, grey days, andthey bring a gentle reminder that spring ison its way. Let me unfold a chronologicalmap of winter treasures that everyone canenjoy.

The star-like yellow blossoms of Jasminenudiflorum are open now and will continueto flower until mid-March. I recently sawan artistic bouquet of these branches insomeone’s home, and the old-fashionedcharm of these flowers was a match for anyspring bouquet. These shrubs are actually

a semi-vine and look smashing against anold wall or rustic fence, and if you can pro-vide a south or west exposure, the blossomswill appear earlier and bloom more reliablythroughout the winter.

In colder parts of the Lower Mainland,winter flowering Japanese cherry trees(Prunus ‘Autumnalis’) are rather fickle whenit comes to early blossoms, but in Vancouverthere is a row of them along Nanaimo Streetnorth of First Avenue which actually startsflowering in November and continues almostnon-stop until April.

How many other trees do you know thattease you with colour for almost half theyear?

I have mentioned deciduous winter flower-ing Viburnum ‘Pink Dawn’ so many times,but it is still one of my winter favourites. Itsfragrant clusters of tiny pink blossoms justnever seem to quit. It will throw out a fewblossoms in fall, but from early Februaryonward, more and more blossoms will openuntil this shrub is a mass of pink through toApril.

We too often overlook a distant cousinof Viburnum ‘Pink Dawn’, the evergreenViburnum tinus ‘Spring Bouquet.’ It is fullof white blossoms now that look exceptionalwhen contrasted with its bronze buds andsteel blue berries. I like ‘Spring Bouquet’because, if it is located in a protected, sunnylocation, it never seems to quit blooming. Itsbranches are nice to bring inside as cuts, and

they make a great combination with freshdaffodils.

I have a great weakness for witch hazel,especially the fragrant yellow ‘mollis.’ Cuta few branches from a vine for indoors,and your whole home will be filled with amost exotic perfume. Move over gardenias!Although they don’t have a great perfume,the orange variety, ‘Jelina’ and the red‘Diane’ are a must for the home garden.By the way, surround the red ones withSnowdrops, and you will have the makingsof an award-winning combination.

One of the less known winter gems is theseries of winter flowering Oregon Grape, orMahonia. The variety ‘Winter Sun’ is in fullbloom right now and is just as beautiful insun or shade.

Winter heathers, or more correctly Ericacarneas, are very important to all our gar-dens and are being used more frequentlynow. They perform beautifully in perennialborders, but don’t forget, they make sensa-tional ground covers too! Have you ever seena bed of white birch clumps surrounded by‘Springwood’ white heather?

If not, try planting one because winterwill never look better. Plant them in group-ings of threes or fives for more impact. Interesting dwarf conifers also look betterwhen planted with such companions. Keepyour ericas well drained though, or root rotwill put an abrupt end to your display.

As the last leg of winter turns the corner,

a whole host of winter-blooming shrubscelebrate its passing. Chimonanthus, orWintersweet, will be in bloom soon, and itsfragrant, light yellow/stained purple flowersare a delight few gardeners have enjoyed ...probably because it is so hard to find. If youcan find one, grab it! Its perfume alone isworth the price.

I am very fond of Corylopsis pauciflora,or Buttercup Winter Hazel. It is not yet inbloom, but it looks so neat in any landscapesituation.

Bell-shaped, primrose yellow flowersdroop gracefully in clusters throughout thislow spreading shrub, and if you plant somepurple ‘Wanda’ primulas or miniature blueIris reticulata around its base, you’ll createanother great combination.

Cornus mas, or the Cornelian Cherry, is aFebruary bloomer, and although its blossomsare smaller than the Chinese witch hazel, Ithink it is well worth a spot in your garden. I am not going to mention its edible red fruitor charming reddish purple autumn foliageeither.

February daphne (Daphne mezereum)blooms faithfully for me each year afterValentine’s Day. Its rosy purple flowers ap-pear along its branches before the leaves,and their perfume rates a 10!

There’s also a winter blooming honey-suckle called Lonicera fragrantissima thathas delightfully perfumed soft white flowersin February. It’s a keeper.

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IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter

If you’re renovating this year, consider in-stalling your own in-house firefighting force:a sprinkler system.

Of all the fire safety measures available,home fire sprinklers offer the best protectionbecause they control the fire where it startsand help keep it from spreading.

In fact, they often extinguish the flamesbefore fire crews arrive.

In conjunction with working smokealarms (now required by law in every homein B.C.), home fire sprinklers reduce the like-lihood of death from fire by more than 80%.

The extra protection they offer is particu-larly valuable in homes with members whomay have difficulty evacuating, such as chil-dren, senior citizens or physically disabledindividuals.

It’s cheapest to install sprinklers duringthe construction of a home —approximately1% of the home’s cost — but older homes can

also be retrofitted with sprinklers.Currently, the city of Port Coquitlam re-

quires fire sprinklers to be installed in allone-family and two-family dwellings that areconstructed, added to or altered.

(Sprinklers are not required if the addi-tion or alteration will have a constructionvalue of less than 75% of the greater of theassessed value or appraised value of thebuilding prior to the addition or alteration.)

Even if sprinklers are not required, thereare significant safety benefits to installingthem.

Further, home systems help prevent un-necessary water damage by only activatingsprinklers in the fire area.

The Port Coquitlam Fire & EmergencyServices provides information aboutother fire safety and prevention measures.Information is available at www.portcoquit-lam.ca/fire.

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Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs made Minto Cup magic in August.

The team won its first ever Canadian na-tional Jr. ‘A’ lacrosse crown before its home crowd at the Sports Centre, winning all five of their games by a 55-36 aggregate and bouncing the two-time defending-champion Orangeville Northmen of Ontario on three occasions, including sweeping the best-of-three final in two straight.

The Jr. A’s capped the tournament with an 8-4 vic-tory before 1,364 jubilant fans, with Robert Church winning the event’s MVP award after racking up 23 points in five games.

“Our guys were committed right from the start,” crowed Jr. A’s head coach Curt Malawsky, who took over the team after Dan Perreault was fired contro-versially following Coquitlam’s trip to the Minto the previous year. “They bought into everything we asked and worked extremely hard to get here. They’re the hardest working group of guys I’ve ever coached.”

Added the MVP Church: “The Minto Cup was the prize I really wanted. It just felt like this was our year. It was so big... to go in and beat [Orangeville] at their own game. We out-worked and out-played them.”

OLYMPICS HIT HOME FOR HELPThe 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics were a big-

time celebration in the Tri-Cities, especially for four sports enthusiasts who were chosen for vital jobs as volunteers.

Jim Jensen, the 57-year-old facilities mainte-nance supervisor for the city of Port Moody, was part of the ice technical team that prepared and maintained the rinks for hockey and sledge hockey respectively at Canada Hockey Place and UBC’s Thunderbird Arena.

Also, Scott Newsom, 48, is also a city of PoMo ice-maker who helped keep clean the frozen sheets for men’s, women’s and Paralympics curling at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.

“I’ve been working in rinks since 1969 and I’ve al-ways enjoyed it, so this is a great opportunity,” said Jensen, who first started his career with the city of Winnipeg before shifting to PoMo 16 years ago. “It’s really exciting.”

Meanwhile, Rob and Melody Hainsworth of Coquitlam were part of a pool of 300 anti-doping volunteers for the Olympics.

“It was a long process,” said Rob, 65. “We often wondered if we’d ever get to the end [of our train-ing] but... we’re thrilled to represent Canada.”

In addition, Port Moody Recreation Complex was employed as a practice venue leading up to the Games for figure skaters from Canada, Great Britain and the U.S.

JOHANSEN A BLUE JACKETRyan Johansen gladly shed his suit jacket June 25

to become a Blue Jacket.The Port Moody resident joyfully tugged on a

Columbus union-blue player sweater over his dress shirt and tie on the Staples Centre stage in Los Angeles after was surprisingly grabbed fourth overall by the Blue Jackets at the National Hockey League entry draft.

With it, Johansen became the highest NHL-drafted player to come out of the Tri-Cities, sur-passing PoCo’s Zach Hamill, who was taken eighth overall in 2007 by the Boston Bruins.

“This is just unbelievable,” Johansen told The Tri-City News on a cell phone from San Diego’s SeaWorld, where he and his family extended their celebration into a vacation. “There’s way too much going through my head right now. It’s been pretty hectic, for sure.”

Johansen surpassed expectations as he entered the draft rated 10th among North American skaters

only by the NHL Central Scouring Bureau.He’s currently toiling for Team Canada at the

World Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y.

COQUITLAM EXPRESS BOLT BACKThe Express won. The score was 17-0.The B.C. Hockey League franchise was granted

unanimous approval at a meeting Wednesday by the Jr. ‘A’ loop’s 17 governors to relocate for the start of this season from Burnaby back to Coquitlam, where the team originated as an expansion squad in 2001-02.

“I was confident about relocating back to Coquitlam but it was nice to see such an over-whelming vote,” said Express GM Darcy Rota, a 56-year-old Coquitlam resident. “Everything’s on course and the buzz in the community has been really positive. The common theme has been, ‘We want you to come home.’”

In their first four seasons at the Sports Centre, the Express averaged about 1,100 fans per home game. In Burnaby at the end, they were drawing fewer than 600.

So far this season, the Express have struggled in the standings with a 14-16-1-8 record and at the turn-stiles at the new and vastly improved Sports Centre, where their projected average number of 1,000 spec-tators has hovered around 700.

SPORTS HALL’S GOT ‘EM ALLIt was no surprise to see Les Wingrove inducted

into the newly formed Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame in November. The real stunner was when his son, Craig, and eight-year-old granddaughter, Emma, flew in from their home in Connecticut to join in the splashy festivities at the Sports Centre lo-cation. In turn, Wingrove handed his polished, pres-tigious plaque to Emma as a keepsake –– forever.

“I unloaded a lot of my [memorabilia] to go into the Hall of Fame,” he said. “Then I got that [plaque] and figured I’d give that away, too.”

Granted, that went to somebody incredibly spe-cial and dear to his heart.

First-ever athletes inducted into the Hall

were: Mike Reelie (lacrosse), Lars Hansen (bas-ketball), Kelley Law (curling), Craig Forrest (soc-cer), Christine Larsen (synchronized swimming), Ljiljana Ljubisic (track and field), Lui Passaglia (football) and Chris Wilson (wrestling). Builders were Wingrove (lacrosse), Dan Doyle (high school sports), Susan Kemper (synchronized swimming) and Gordon Welbourne (baseball), while the Centennial Centaurs 1966 football squad and the Coquitlam Sr. Adanacs 1980 World Nations lacrosse champs went in the teams category.

TRI-CITYTRI-CITY SPORTS CONTACTLarry Pruner, Sports Editor

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Robbie Campbell of the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs charges to the net versus the New Westminster Jr. Salmonbellies during the Minto Cup national Jr. Alacrosse tournament last August at the Sports Centre. The Jr. A’s won all five of their games on way to the title.

YEAR IN REVIEW 2010


Jared Soll and the Terry Fox Ravens couldn’t quite make our 2010 top-story list afterfalling to Vancouver College in the B.C. AAA senior high school football final.

Minto magic for Jr. A’s tops list

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CLARKE, Morag(1961-2010)

The loving and beloved daughterof Sam and the late MargaretMcIntosh died peacefully sur-rounded by family on SundayDecember 26th, 2010. At herrequest there will be no funeralservice but rather a celebrationof her life. To fulfi ll her wishes,the family (Marie, Kyla, Sam,Bruce, Doug and Fiona) invitesall her friends to join us onSunday, January 2nd, 2011 from2-5pm at the Poco Inn & Suites1545 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coq.In her memory, a donation to theRidge Meadows Hospice Societyor Crossroads Hospice Societywould be appreciated.

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139 MEDICAL/DENTALEXPERIENCED MOA required im-mediately for a busy specialist offi ce. Profi le experience an asset. Please fax or e-mail resume & cover letter to: 604-526-2279 or [email protected].

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

ELECTRICIAN

Donald’s Fine Foods is a progres-sive and growing specialty meat processing and distribution com-pany in Langley. We have an opening for a Certifi ed Industrial Electrician.

Preference will be given to those with previous experience in a food processing plant. Must have excellent electrical trouble shoot-ing and repair skills. Experience working in a fast paced and cold working environment.

We Offer Industry Competitive Wages & Benefi ts With Steady

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ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all posi-tion levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers, $35 -$40.10; Derrickhands $34, Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers, $24 - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring! Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460), Fax 780-955-6160. Email: [email protected]

Licensed Heavy Equipment Mechanical Supervisor

Medium sized contracting Co. located in the Vancouver BC region is searching for a mechanical supervisor to manage its fi eld and shop repairs. We require a licensed heavy equip. mechanic with a proven ability to lead a mechanical department in a multiple site operation. The ability to diagnosis, troubleshoot and repair integrated hydraulic systems and diesel equipment is a must. Specialized training and certifi cation in hydraulics and familiarity with mining and exploration drilling equipment is considered an asset. Also, some overnight travel to fi eld projects.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

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206 APPLIANCE REPAIRSPOCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed


206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

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218 BUSINESS/OFFICE SERVICE

DOES your business need help? Has the Christmas season been slower than expected? Do you want an experienced business person to fi nd ways to improve your opera-tions & revenues? I have over 20 years local experience and can help. Call Mark 778-355-6105

225 CARPET INSTALLATION

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Discount. Call Cliff 604-462-0669

236 CLEANING SERVICES

~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~ Clean to Perfection. Reliable & Honest, Lic’d & Insured. Free

window cleaning. 778-840-2421.

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

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245 CONTRACTORS

ECLIPSE GLASSwww.eclipseglass.ca

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Free Estimate 604-710-2779

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257 DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

BOARDING, TAPING, painting, renovations. Big & small jobs, quality work. Free estimates. Roman 604-931-4132 or 726-4132.

COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604-941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

RELIABLE DRYWALLERS, tapers & textures. 20 years exp. Com/Res. Reno’s. 604-603-7180

WHITE WALL DRYWALL INC. SteelStud*Boarding*Taping*Texture

Free Estimates. 604-936-9601.

260 ELECTRICAL

#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

PEDRO’’S GENERAL CONTRACT-ING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfi lling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.


275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORSNew fl oor inst. & fi nishing. Refi n. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

TILESETTING Great Rates Ticketed Journeyman 25 years exp. Brent 604-727-1925

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

LARIC FURNITUREREFINISHING

Specialists in: - ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

Ph: 604-469-2331

281 GARDENING

Prompt Delivery AvailableSeven Days a Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.✶ Bark Mulch

✶ Lawn & Garden Soil✶ Drain Grave ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶ Pea Gravel

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERSProfessional Installation5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffi t28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing

Call Tim 604-612-5388

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTINGRenos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

HOME RENO’S*BATHROOMS *KITCHENS

*ADDITIONS *REMODELING*SUNDECKS *BASEMENTS, etc 20+ yrs exp., insured/guaranteedBig & Small Jobs Welcome!!

Mathias [email protected]

www.newportfi nishing.ca

JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICEA to Z

Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs. 35 years exp. No job too small.

604-710-8184 or 604-941-7988.


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Home Renovations and New Construction

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076

HOOT & OWL BE THERE!BUILDING MAINT &

REPAIRS LTD.Renovations & repairs

Concrete, asphalt, vinyl decks,Roof & gutter repairs

Custom bathrooms & tile work. Reliable contractor

Email: hoot&[email protected] 604-339-5430

RAY’S Home Improvements

Over 20yrs experience.

Complete Reno’s 1 call does it all.

Kitchen, Bath, Flooring. Resonable

rates and quailty workmen ship.

604-780-6304

RENO &REPAIR

NO JOB TOO SMALL!Renovations/Repairs/BuildingEmergency services available!

S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565)“Family Owned & Operated

in the Tri-Cities”

RENOVATIONSCarpentry, painting, drywall, tilesQuality work - reasonable price

Martin 604-521-8715

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ D Broken Concrete RocksD

$21.00 Per Metric TonD Mud Dirt Sod ClayD

$21.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$56.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

(604)465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE27 Years in bus. A Moving Experi-ence. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc.

Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872.

$30 / PER HOUR - ABE MOVING *Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020


320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks

Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & PowerWashing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man& wife 75 years combined exp.604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

COLORCRAFT Painting Special-ized in the highest quality fi nishes.Drywall repair, int/ext, spray paint-ing. Insured/WCB. References.Free est. 604-338-4520

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Services

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NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD - Est. 1989

✓ F WCB, Insured, Licensed ✓ F Free Estimates ✓ F Many References ✓ F All Types of Painting

Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742www.proaccpainting.com

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338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!

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✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDSCall Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, clogged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640A-Grade Plumbing Heating & Drain-age. Lic’d local plumber / gas fi tter. Free est. Guar’d work 778.881.7598

NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSGL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Ins. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hr. emer. serv. 7dys/wk. 604-240-5362

J.J. ROOFING ~ $ BEST PRICE $New Roofs / Re-Roofs. Repair Specialist. Free Estimates. Ref’s. WCB Insured. Jas @ 604-726-6345

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!#1 EARTH FRIENDLY

JUNK REMOVAL

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#1 DUMP YOUR JUNKNo job too small.On time every time

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367C SNOWCLEARING

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374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

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Your Tree ServiceFor Honest Prices& Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

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Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

477 PETSBOXER PUP:fl ashy brindle M, fami-ly raised, vet checked, shots, born Aug. 29/10. $500. (604)826-0548CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866CHIHUAHUAS 3rd generation Purebred, 1 long haired tiny male & 1 short hair female. Shots, ready to go, 8 wks/old, $650. 604-860-4499.JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES, good markings, very friendly, must see, ready to go, $400. (604)826-0841

PETS

477 PETSGolden Labs, p/b, 5 male, 3 female, $600 or $700 w/papers, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)794-7633 (604)997-3040 No Sunday calls.MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comPUREBRED Doberman puppies, ready for Christmas. 6 girls, 3 boys $700 obo. 604-807-9095.SAVANNAH Cats & kittens for sale $500 & up. All shots & dewormed. Call: (604)576-4402.YORKSHIRE TERRIER X Chihua-hua, 2 males (1 teacup), $550 & up. (778)888-0563 / 604-465-1756 M.R

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCESPOCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*StoveUp to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

533 FERTILIZERSWEED FREE MUSHROOM

MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in

Van/Maple Ridge BBY(604)856-8877

545 FUELBEST FIREWOOD

32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSCOLLECTORS SAXOPHONES

Soprano Buecher Silver 80 yrs old, excellent condition $3000. Baritone Saxophone 1926 Silver CM Conn Ltd, all original $2700. Call 604-534-2997

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

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REAL ESTATE

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200

Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balco-ny, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235www.aptrentals.net

COQUITLAM

ADELAIDE APT1 Bdrm in quiet bldg near Safeway with d/washer, stor-age, heat inc’/d

BLUE MOUNTAIN APT1 Bdrm close to trans & shop with d/washer, f/p, heat incl’d.

PARKSIDE APT1 Bdrm across from Park. Lge suites, storage, walk-in closet.

Call for showing604-931-4014

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COQUITLAM CENTRE

“Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm $1225/mo*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR

*ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

604-944-2963

COQUITLAM

CRESCENT VIEWA few large 3 bdrms, reno’d town-houses avail with bsmt and patio.Different fl oor plans avail to choose from. 5 Appl’s some with garage in or beside. Near Port Mann bridge in magnifi cent area.

For info call 604-834-4097Website:www.aptrentals.com

COQUITLAM:

GARDEN COURTHOUSING CO-OP2865 Packard Ave.

Now accepting applic’s for 1 & 2 bdrm apt’s. Share purchase req’d

604-464-4921COQUITLAM: Lincoln/Pipeline (Windsor Gate), insuite W/D, s/s appliances, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 948 sq.ft. $1400/month. 1 yr term. Linda 604-761-7226

COQUITLAM

Lougheed Mall Skytrain, 5 min walk

1 & 2 Bdrm &2 Bdrms Split Level

Units Avail.


COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832

535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl

heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812

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COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam/Port Moody

St. John’s Apartments2010 St. John’s St,

Port Moody

Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Hyland Manor751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam

Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Cedar Grove Apartments655 North Rd, Coquitlam

Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shop-ping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Beata 778-788-1840

Professionally Managed byGateway Property Management

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple Ridge Available

2 BEDROOMGreat location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.Criminal/cr check & refs.

Sorry No PetsFor more info. google us.

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

PITT MEADOWS

CHELSEA PARK APTSLarge, Bright, Spacious1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail

Rent includes heat, hot water, underground parking, New appls, fresh paint, insuite hook-up

for washer/dryer.Near West Coast Express Train

& All Amen. Ref’s required.

Call 604-830-7846Visit our website:

www.aptrentals.net

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio

Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.

Call 604-941-9051

PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APTBright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water includ-ed. Close to schools, shopping &

public transportation.


PORT COQUITLAM; clean, spac 2 bdrm apt. Heat & h/w incl, $950/mo. Avail now. Ref’s. (604)783-2262.PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 - $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT COQUITLAMTOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT NEW carpets & lino $775/mo

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

PORT MOODY

Start Your New Year Right... At, The

PERFECT LOCATION!

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, up-dated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $700/mo.

Call 604-724-6967

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALCOQUITLAM warehouse, 175 Schoolhouse St. 3,579 - 5,900 sq ft. Call Rachel 604-633-2888.PORT MOODY. St. John’s St. 600 sq ft offi ce space. $1300/mo + hst. Avail Jan 1. Phone 604-469-9100 leave message.

711 CO-OP RENTALS

NOVA VITA CO-OPBottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU

1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Town-houses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share

purchase starts at $1600. Email:

[email protected]

736 HOMES FOR RENTALDERGROVE Rent-to-Own a brand new mobile home! Looking for outstanding tenant and will help you build equity! 778-908-0245ANMORE 2 bd rancher, 1900 s/f. 2 bath, cln, reno’d, level acreage, 5 appl, f/p, dbl. gar, patio.Nr Pomo/ Coq Ctr, Bunzen Lk. 778-688-6622PITT MEADOWS 900 sq.ft. 2 bdrm house, 6 new appls. NS/NP, Ref’s. $950/mo. 604-856-5760.

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM Centre Area

750 + SQ/FT OFFICE space with small kitchen.

604-944-2963

744 RECREATIONShared ownership late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Van-couver Island & Lower Mainland. Sail & Power. Professionally main-tained. 604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com

746 ROOMS FOR RENTFurn. Room $480, + utils, security dep $150. Avail Jan 1 for employed female. Refs. Pross 604 202 4203.

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

749 STORAGESTORAGE SPACE for rent.. Good for car, boat etc. 1400 sf. Avail.now. For more info call 604-866-8182.

750 SUITES, LOWERBELCARRA beautiful 1bdrm gr/lvl ste, 1200 s/f, w/water view, avl now, n/s $900 incl all utils. 604-618-4296COQUITLAM Capehorn Ave. Bright 1 bdrm & den, shrd lndry, yard $725 incl utils. Jan15. 604-780-7726.PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no lndry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182PORT COQUITLAM lrg 3 bdr above ground soundproofed on acreage & mtn view. lots of parking, not on bus route. non smoker, in fl oor rdnt heat inc. utilities $1200 month 778-861-3498 or [email protected] MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $700 + 20% utils. Free lndry, nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Call 604-469-9402.PORT MOODY, College Park, Brand new, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, 1,047 sf, sep. entr, 5 appl, radiant heat, NS/NP, avail. Feb. 1st. $1200 + 35% utils. Phone (604)462-8173.

751 SUITES, UPPERPOCO, MARYHILL AREA, 3 bdrm, 5 appls, top level of house. N/S, sm pet ok, ref’s. $1600/mo incl utils. Avail now. (604)329-2783

RENTALS

751 SUITES, UPPER

PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1195 +60% util. 604-469-9402

752 TOWNHOUSES

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

TOWNHOUSES2 & 3 Bedrooms Available

*Near schools *5 Appliances*Decorative Fireplaces

*No Pets *Avail Immediately

Call 604-942-2012PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938

POCO. Spotless 3 bdrm. w/bsmt. gated T/H. Central Citadel Hgts. Restriction over 19. $1500/mo. + utils. Ref’s. req’d. 604-944-3937

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm T/H’s, $755/mo & $775/mo. 3 Bdrm $955. Quiet family complex. No pets. 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 13 applications approved! We fundyour future not your past. Any Credit. $500.00 Xmas CASH back.www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.

WANT A VEHICLE BUTSTRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 13 applications approved! We fundyour future not your past. Any Credit. $500.00 Xmas CASH back.www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1997 Chrysler Intrepid Sport 192K, well maint/good shape/runs well, 1owner, $1500 as is, 604-460-2021.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SEgrey, good condition. AirCared.$3200. Call 604-463-9407.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5. H/back, red, 5/spd manual, fully loaded, 106K, $4950 fi rm. 604-538-9257.

827 VEHICLES WANTED

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Includes one week in theMaple Ridge News, the Tri-City News,and the Golden Ears Daily.

Includes:TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS,TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS3 lines in all listed publicationsfor one week only $10 + tax.

Includes a listing on bcclassifi ed.com(private party ads only)

604-575-5555

– or pay $25 + tax for one week –in all Lower Mainland publications

1.5 million households

Reach 180,000Households

foronly

plus tax

AUTOSPECIAL

$1000

Sell it Now!


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